QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7166)
Republic Act No. 8973, enacted on November 07, 2000.
Buug, Diplahan, Malangas, Imelda, Alicia, Mabuhay, Olutanga, Talusan, Payao, Siay, Kabasalan, Naga, Ipil, Titay, R.T. Lim, and Tungawan.
Labangan, Tukuran, Aurora, Molave, Mahayag, Dumingag, Suminot, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig, Josefina, Bayog, Lakewood, Kumalarang, Tigbao, Dumalinao, Guipos, San Miguel, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Dinas, San Pablo, Tabina, Dimataling, Vincenzo Sagun, Pitogo, and the City of Pagadian.
The Municipality of Ipil.
The creation provision is without prejudice to resolutions by the appropriate agency or forum of existing boundary disputes or cases on territorial jurisdiction.
It is coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction, and extends for water purity protection over all territory within the drainage area of the water supply source, or within 100 meters of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, or pumping station used in connection with the provincial water service.
Regional Trial Courts and other DOJ courts of adjoining municipalities continue to try such offenses. The court first taking jurisdiction retains exclusive jurisdiction thereafter.
There is a governor, vice governor, and members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, plus the secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and other specified provincial officers (e.g., provincial treasurer, assessor, accountant, engineer, budget officer, planning and development coordinator, legal officer, administrator, health officer, civil registrar, social welfare and development officer, general services officer, agriculturist, veterinarian, environment and natural resources officer, and cooperatives officer).
The governor must have his official residence and office in the designated capital. All elective and appointive provincial officials must hold office in the provincial capital, with a sangguniang panlalawigan resolution allowing them to hold office in any component city/municipality for not more than seven days per month.
The text lists extensive duties such as general supervision/control over provincial programs, development planning and implementation, representation and signing for provincial transactions, emergency/disaster measures, reporting to the Office of the President, enforcement of laws/ordinances, peace and order plan coordination, licensing/permits and suspension/revocation, and ensuring delivery of basic services and coordination of technical services.
Governor: minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade 30 (RA 6758). Vice governor: Salary Grade 28 (RA 6758).
It includes the provincial vice governor as presiding officer, regular sangguniang panlalawigan members, and presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay chapter, the Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, the provincial federation of sanggunian members of component cities and municipalities, and sectoral representatives.
Three sectoral representatives: one from women; one from the agricultural or industrial workers (to be determined by the sanggunian within 90 days prior to local elections); and one from other sectors including urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, or disabled persons.
The ordinance must be presented to the governor. If approved, the governor signs each page; if vetoed, it is returned with written objections. The sanggunian may override the veto by a 2/3 vote of all members. The veto must be communicated within 15 days; otherwise, the ordinance is deemed approved as if signed.
Those sentenced by final judgment for moral turpitude or an offense punishable by 1 year or more within 2 years after serving; those removed from office from an administrative case; those convicted for violating oath of allegiance; those with dual citizenship; fugitives from justice in criminal/non-political cases; permanent residents in a foreign country or those who acquired right to reside abroad and continued to avail of it after the Local Government Code; and the insane or feeble-minded.